Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-08-04 | Page 13 | State Still Facing Treasury Dilemma

State Still Facing Treasury Dilemma Bills Approved at Special Session Fail to Clarify Situation I Utah was still in a dilemma over its controversial state treasury situation Friday in spite of two new bi bills ls passed at at the special session at of the legislature t to clarify the question o of Who Js is state treasurer One law passed by the legislature declared a vacancy in any elective ive or or appointive office if th the the officeholder is unable to qualify within sixty days of the time Ume set for taking the oath The law however failed to muster a two thirds majority of ot the e legislature to make it effective on approval thus giving Charles A. A Stain state treas tress treas elect days in which to qualify quality S Mr Stain although elected last November November No No- vember has been unable to qualify because of ot inability to post a surety bond A. A Edsel Christensen meanwhile has held office as de dc facto treasurer The second law passed b by the lawmakers lawmakers law law- makers allows elective and appointive officials als to post a personal surety bond bondin in n lieu of a corporate surety bond to quality qualify for office Meanwhile it was discovered Friday Fri day that sections 9 0 and 10 of article 7 of the st state te constitution provide that when a vacancy exists in any office Including that of state treasurer the thc governor must appoint a successor who will serve until th tha next general election when a new official will be elected This was construed unofficially by Attorney General Joseph Chez to mean that since Mr Stain has not qualified and since Mr Christensen is not officially treasurer a V vacancy exists In view of ot this he said it appears that hat Governor Henry H H. Blood must proclaim a vacancy in the office oUke and allow the voters to elect a new treasurer treas treas- at a general election to be called for November 7 to pass upon state and national prohibition repeat repeaL This he pointed out would create a new muddle Mr Stain under the law still sUll has days das in which to qualify quality for office oHice by posting a personal bond The next general deetion dee clec- tion ion is about 90 days das away Thus ifa if ifa ifa a new treasurer were elected and Mr Stain qualified Utah might have two treasurers of equal legal status Mr Stain meanwhile was said to tobe tobe tobe be attempting to obtain the bond which will qualify him for office He had hadnot hadnot not given an indication when this would be accomplished however g I